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The Tor Project has removed more than 800 servers that were running outdated and end-of-life (EOL) versions of the Tor software. These blacklisted servers account for nearly 13.5% of the 6,000+ in the Tor network that helps internet users anonymize traffic. About 750 of them belonged to Tor middle relays, whereas the other 62 are […]
Short Bytes: Talking at the DEF CON convention in Las Vegas, the Tor Project co-founder Roger Dingledine said that the dark web doesn’t exist and it’s just a few web pages. He added that media has wrongly labeled it as a heaven for illegal activities. Also, only 3% of Tor users connect to a hidden […]
Briar Darknet Messenger is a messaging application created by activists, journalists and anyone who wants to communicate with a safe, easy and strong. Unlike traditional messengers like email, Twitter or telegram, Briar does not depend on a central server, messages are synchronized directly through a peer-to-peer network. If the Internet does Messenger can synchronize via Bluetooth […]
Following major companies and organizations, the non-profit group behind Tor Project, the largest online anonymity network that allows people to hide their true identity online, has finally launched a “Tor Bug Bounty Program”. With the growing number of cyber attacks and violations, a significant number of companies and organizations have started the Bug Bounty program […]
Short Bytes: The TOR Project has expressed its commitment to researching and developing new ways to mitigate the threats of security failure. Meanwhile, if TOR developers are asked to deploy some backdoor in the software, they would rather resign than honor the request. The Apple vs FBI case has polarised the tech community and government […]
Security of Tor Project, the most popular service to browse the web anonymously, is under suspicion. Tor Project has suffered from a couple of security setbacks in the recent times. These included the attacks on Tor and confirmation of the possibility of the security breaches. Back in 2014, judicial agencies and law enforcement agencies all […]